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RETURN OF SHEEP INSPECTED BY THE INSPECTORS OF SHEEP FOR THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1867.

NORTHERN DISTRICT.

1867

Feb. 12 .... Horsley Down .. Hurunui .... Lane and Mallock .. 60,000 7,000 Clean.

,, 18 .... Greta Peaks Waikarri ..... T. Sanderson (a) .... 8,070 8,000 Do. Inspected for Certificate.

,, 20 .... Motonau Coast .... J. S. Caverhill (b) .... 28,000 15,000 Do. Ditto.

CENTRAL DISTRICT.

Feb. 2 .... Halswell ..... M. J. Burke (c) ...... 2,500 2,000 Clean.

,, 4 .... Kaituna ..... Peninsula R. H. Rhodes (d) ... 4,000 2,000 Do.

,, 6 .... Lavington ..... Rakaia ...... W. Dunford, sen. 11,000 1,500 Do.

,, 8 .... Highbank.. 21,000 4,000 Scabby.

,, 8 .... Spaxton *t 18,000 2,000 Clean.

,, 8 .... Rakaia Terrace .. Selwyn ...... John Hall .. 18,000 2,000 Do.

,, 8 .... Desert .... Waimakariri... H. J. Mathias ..... 6,000 5,000 Do.

,, 13 .... Farm .... Avonside ...... I. Brittan ....... 600 600 Do.

,, 16 .... Do .... G. Dunnage ...... 100 100 Do.

,, 23 .... Do .... Harewood Road .... I. Lewis ....... 150 150 Do.

,, 26 .... Do .... Lincoln Road .. G. W. Ell ............. 100 100 Do.

,, 26 .... Do .... River Styx Do .... Do, 10,000 10,000 Clean.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

Feb. 12 .... Browns Ferry .. Waitangi .. { G. Buchanan, Buckley, Selfe, &c. (e) .... } .... 76 Clean. Imported from Otago.

,, 13 .... Waitaikai.. Do .. G. Buckley (f) .... 29,500 2,075 Do. Ditto.

,, 15 .... Browns Ferry .. Do .. C. Orbell (g) ........ 133 Do. Ditto.

,, 19 .... Benmore .... Otago .... G. Hodgkinson (h) .. 500 Do. Ditto.

,, 21 .... Waishyke ..... Timaru .... — Metcalfe 5,200 Do. Ditto.

,, 22 .... Saltwater Creek... Do .. F. W. Stabbs ......... 4 Do. Per Geelong.

,, 25 .... Orari .... Geraldine.. .. W. R. McDonald (i) 1 Do.

Christchurch, 4th March, 1867.

P. B. BOULTON, Chief Inspector of Sheep.

(a) DECLARATION.—I, Thomas Sanderson, of Greta Peaks, Waikarri, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the Sheep in my charge, and that my Sheep, branded —, being 8,000 in number, now being at Greta Peaks, have not within two months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor within two months been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

THOMAS SANDERSON.

Declared before me at Greta Peaks, this 18th day of February, 1867.—H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

(b) DECLARATION.—I, C. G. King, of Motonau, do hereby solemnly declare that I have made a complete muster of all the Sheep in my charge and that my Sheep, branded —, being 15,000 in number, now being at Motonau, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor within three months been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

C. G. KING.

Declared before me at Motonau, this 20th day of February, 1867.—H. RAMSAY SCARVELL, Inspector of Sheep.

20th February, 1867.—The 15,000 sheep just inspected have not to my knowledge been mixed with scabby sheep for the last three months; have not been dipped within three months; nor hand-dressed for scab; or in any way handled.

DONALD COLLIE.

(c) DECLARATION.—I, M. J. Burke, of Halswell, do hereby solemnly declare that my Sheep, branded —, being 2,000 in number, now being at Halswell, have not within two months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor within two months been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

MICH. J. BURKE.

Declared before me at Halswell, this 2nd day of February, 1867.—P. B. BOULTON, Chief Inspector of Sheep.

(d) DECLARATION.—I, James Guild, of Kaituna, do hereby solemnly declare that my Sheep, branded —, being 2,000 in number, now being at Kaituna, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor within three months been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

JAMES GUILD.

Declared before me at Kaituna, this 4th day of February, 1867.—P. B. BOULTON, Chief Inspector of Sheep.

(e) DECLARATION.—I, George Buchanan, of Willowbridge, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 13 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Waitaki, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

GEORGE BUCHANAN.

Declared before me at Waitaki, this 12th day of February, 1867.—ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(f) DECLARATION.—I, James A. Selfe, of Sherwood, Makikihi, do hereby solemnly declare that my Sheep, 2 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at the Waitaki River, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

JAMES A. SELFE.

Declared before me at Browns Ferry, Waitaki, this 12th day of February, 1867.—ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(g) DECLARATION.—I, Charles Orbell, of Timaru, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 133 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Waitangi, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

CHARLES ORBELL.

Declared before me at Browns Ferry, this 15th day of February, 1867.—ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(h) DECLARATION.—I, G. Hodgkinson, of Lake Ohau, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, 500 in number, marked —, now being depastured by me at Benmore, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

G. HODGKINSON.

Declared before me at Benmore, this 19th day of February, 1867.—ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.

(i) DECLARATION.—I, Allan McLean, of Waikaikai Station, do hereby solemnly declare that the Sheep, one in number, no brand, now being depastured by me at Waitaki River, have not within three months last past had applied to any of them any reputed scab-destroying preparation, nor been mixed with any Sheep infected with scab or catarrh; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

ALLAN MCLEAN.

Declared before me at Browns Ferry, Waitaki, this 12th day of February, 1867.—ANDREW PATERSON, Inspector of Sheep.